EXTREME EXPOSURE: Cooked: the precarious life of informal traders in a heating world (opens original article in a new tab)

Informal traders in Durban endure harsh heat, impacting their income and health, with limited access to sanitation and efforts underway to develop heat-resilience insurance.

• Informal traders in Durban face extreme heat challenges affecting their income and health.
• Lack of proper sanitation facilities forces traders to use makeshift solutions, exacerbating health risks.
• HERA is piloting heat-resilience insurance to protect income during extreme heat events.